Toy rocket chute



Troma/frs.

July 10, 1945'.

w. E.. DoDDs TOY RCKET CHUTE Filed MalChl 6, 1944 Patented July 10, 1945 UNITED ISTATES PATENT oFFlcE TOY ROCKET CHUTE William E. Dodds, Corsicana, Tex. Application March 6, 1944, Serial No. 525,209

(Cl. Lis-sm' 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a toy, the primary object of the invention being to provide a toy in the form of an arrow or rocket, having a compartment at its feather end, and in which an article such as a parachute or the like may be folded and retained, to be automatically released when the arrow or rocket is shot into the air, reaches a predetermined height, whereby the parachute or article may drift to the ground surface, providing a toy which is exceptionally attractive and amusing.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of they invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a rocket or arrow, constructed in accordance with the invention, illustrating the coverof the compartment thereof, as open to release the parachute folded therein. l

Figure 2. is a view illustrating the pointed end of the arrow, and the parachute as floating to the earth.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the arrow or rocket, the closure for the compartment thereof being closed, the sling or projecting device used with the arrow or connected therewith.

Figure 4 is an edge elevational View of the arrow, illustrating the closure of the compartment as closed.

Figure 5 is a view illustrating a parachute as connected with the arrow or rocket, to open and retard downward movement of the arrow or rocket.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the arrow comprises a body portion which is in the form of a stick indicated at 5, the forward end thereof being pointed, at 6. The opposite end of the body 5 is enlarged and is substantially circular in formation, the enlarged end of the body 5 being hollowed out, providing a compartment 'l in which a parachute 8 is folded, to be released when the arrow or rocket reaches a predetermined height, during its projection through the air.

The compartment is closed by means of a pivoted closure 9 which closure is formed with an extension I0 adapted to overlie the extension II of the enlarged portion of the arrow, when the closure is in its closed position.

An elastic member I2 connects the body 5, with rocket, being shown as the closure 9, so that under normall conditions, the closure is moved to its open position, as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing. When the closure 9 is in its closed position, and the extension IIl thereof overlies the extension I I, the closure is held in its closed position, by means of the cord I3 which is secured to the extension I I, and is wound around the extensions II) and II, as shown by Fig. 3, securing the closure against moving to its open position, under normal conditions. A weight indicated at I4 is secured to the free end of the cord I3 to pull the free end of the cord downwardly, during the flight of the arrow, thereby unwinding the cord I3 and releasing the closure, which in turn releases the parachute folded therein. In Fig. 5 of the drawing, the shroud lines I5 of a parachute, are shown as connected to one end of the extension II of the arrow, so that When the parachute is released, the parachute will open and act to retard the descent of the The sling or projecting device by means of which the arrow or rocket is shot into the air, includes a handle I6 to which an elastic member Il is connected, the opposite end of the elastic member being supplied with a cord I8 having a knot I9 at its free end.

A slot indicated at 20 extends inwardly at an `oblique angle with respect to the side of the body 5, at a point in proximity to the pointed end of the body 5. By placing the cord in the 'slot and holding the handle I6 with one hand, while pullv ing the arrow rearwardly stretching the elastic I member Il, the arrow or rocket will be shot into A:als

-the wall of the compartment, an extension on the closure adapted to overlie the extension on the compartment, a cord wrapped around the alining eXtensions,a weight on one end of the cord-adapted to unwind the cord releasing the l closure, an elastic member connected with the closure and arrow and adapted to normally pull the closure open, when the cord becomes unwrapped.

WILLIAM E. DODDS. 

